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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Moonra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ford comes to the cage accompanied by Stand up - Ludacris. Jacob Moonra has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacob Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Moonra!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Moonra - just one landing.
Jab, jab by Moonra - just one landing.
Moonra misses with a straight right.
Moonra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ford.
Ford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moonra moves away.
Moonra checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Moonra drives through and clinches with Ford against the cage.
Ford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moonra tries to clinch up but Ford circles away and keeps his distance.
Ford tries to keep at a distance but Moonra has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ford is trying to force a seperation but Moonra has the dominant position.
Ford is trying to stall.
Moonra tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ford smiles and moves away.
Ford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moonra moves away.
Moonra missing with a left hand there. Ford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford lands with a nice body punch.
Ford tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Moonra is able to avoid easily.
Ford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moonra.
Moonra looks to score with a jab to the body but Ford is just out of range.
Moonra staying out of range there.
Ford lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Moonra is looking to clinch but Ford is avoiding it.
Moonra avoids the body shot from Ford.
Ford misses with a hook.
Moonra tries for a takedown but Ford sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ford swats away the attempt to clinch by Moonra.
A big left from Moonra misses.
Moonra has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Moonra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ford thuds a left hand into Moonra's body.
Ford has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sensei Sens`s Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Ford has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Moonra is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ford sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jacob Ford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Moonra.
Ford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moonra.
Moonra blocks a jab.
Moonra tries to clinch up.
Decent striking displayed by Ford there.
Moonra misses with a hook.
Moonra is looking to clinch but Ford is avoiding it.
Moonra gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ford is trying to stand up here but Moonra is controlling him well.
Ford has one foot on Moonra's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford moves in looking to clinch but Moonra pushes him off.
Ford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moonra throws out the jab.
Ford lands the left hand.
Ford moves away from the strike by Moonra.
Ford connects with a body shot.
Ford misses with the combination.
Crunch! Ford slams his shin into Moonra's torso.
Moonra takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ford moves out of range as Moonra strikes.
Ford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moonra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moonra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moonra tries to clinch there but Ford circles away.
Jacob Moonra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ford drives through and clinches with Moonra against the cage.
Moonra throws a punch but it's blocked by Ford.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moonra lands with a left to the head.
Ford has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moonra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moonra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moonra keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ford's efforts to push away.
A short uppercut from Moonra.
It looks like Jacob Ford has been cut.
Moonra misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ford avoids a wild elbow strike from Moonra.
Moonra missing with knees to the body.
Moonra misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Ford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Ford's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Moonra just misses with a punch to the body.
Ford slips under a jab.
Moonra misses with a right hand
letting Ford counter with a right hand.
Moonra might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ford takes a jab right on the kisser.
Moonra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ford.
Ford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moonra punishes Ford's body with a nice straight punch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ford here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Moonra throws a hook but Ford blocks it.
Ford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Ford checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ford thuds a left hand into Moonra's body.
Ford's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ford duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ford loads up on a big right hand but Moonra slips the punch.
Ford throws a good cross that connects.
Moonra misses with a straight left.
Moonra takes a swing at Ford's ribcage but misses.
Ford lands a right hook to the body.
Moonra tries to work over Ford's front leg with a kick but Ford checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moonra misses with a looping right.
Moonra will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice jab there from Ford.
Nice defenses there by Ford.
Moonra misses with a wild body shot.
Ford swinging wildly here.
Ford is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Moonra shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ford napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Moonra throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ford is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Moonra's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moonra sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ford is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Moonra decides to stand back up. Moonra steps back and let's Ford get back to his feet.
Moonra digs a good body shot into Ford's ribs.
Moonra loads up on a big right hand but Ford slips the punch.
Moonra takes a swing at Ford's ribcage but misses.
Moonra is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moonra throws a nice looking combination but Ford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moonra tries to close the distance and clinch but Ford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ford moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ford scores with the left hand. Moonra knows he should have avoided that one.
Moonra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ford throws out the jab.
Moonra cracks the inside of Ford's front leg.
Moonra gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ford.
Ford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moonra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moonra shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ford as he jumps to the side.
Moonra ducks under a wild hook from Ford.
Ford lands a glancing blow to the side of Moonra's head.
Moonra wants to clinch up but Ford keeps it at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moonra checks a leg kick.
Moonra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ford.
Some wild striking there from Moonra.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moonra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moonra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ford but Ford pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Moonra misses with a looping right.
Moonra avoids the head kick by Ford.
Moonra misses with a low kick.
Moonra dodges the punch combination from Ford.
Ford shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jacob Ford is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ford ducks right into an uppercut from Moonra.
Moonra throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Ford to counter with a crisp jab.
Moonra tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ford is able to avoid easily.
Moonra drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jacob Moonra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jacob Ford's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Moonra misses with a looping right.
Moonra misses the shot to the body.
Moonra cracks a nice hook into Ford's ribs.
Ford misses with a few strikes there.
Ford scores with a nice strike.
Moonra walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ford throws a leg kick but Moonra checks it.
Moonra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ford looks to throw the jab but Moonra is out of range.
Moonra just misses with a punch to the body.
Moonra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moonra tries to clinch but Ford moves out of range.
Ford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moonra gets tackled into the cage by Ford. Ford maintains the clinch.
Moonra misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Ford.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moonra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ford's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moonra misses with the head strike.
Ford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ford blocks an elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ford - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Moonra tries a body shot but Ford blocks it.
Moonra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moonra prevents Ford from breaking the clinch.
Ford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moonra backwards.
Moonra lands a nice shot to the body.
Moonra lands with a short shot to the head.
Ford looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moonra successfully pulls guard.
Moonra tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moonra trying to control the position here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jacob Ford has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Moonra misses with a hook.
A big left from Moonra misses.
Ford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jacob Ford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moonra scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Moonra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ford.
The fighters circling - Ford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ford fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford tests Moonra's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moonra misses with a takedown attempt - Ford sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Moonra throws a looping overhand right but Ford ducks down to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Ford there.
Ford throws a series of punches but Moonra avoids them all with ease.
Moonra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moonra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ford throws a hook but Moonra avoids it easily.
Moonra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ford scores with a body shot.
Ford cracks a nice hook into Moonra's ribs.
Ford dips to his left and cracks Moonra with an uppercut!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Moonra tries to bum rush Ford with a series of wild strikes but Ford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ford loads up on a big right hand but Moonra slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Moonra misses.
Moonra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ford.
Ford circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ford connects with a right hand. Moonra shakes it off.
Some wild striking there from Ford.
Moonra misses the shot to the body.
Ford is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Moonra fails to land the takedown.
Ford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ford gets caught flat footed, as Moonra shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Moonra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ford wriggles free and stands up.
Moonra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moonra tries to clinch up but Ford circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Ford showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ford has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Ford!
A very excited looking Jacob Ford made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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